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John the Dwarf
Egyptian Desert Father
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Feast: Paopi (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
339
Died
405
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
John the Dwarf (Greek: Ἰωάννης Κολοβός; Arabic: يوحنا القزم Yuḥanna al-Qazim; c. 339 – c. 405), also called John Colobus, John Kolobos or Abba John the Dwarf, was a Coptic Desert Father of the early Christian church.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Arsenius the Great Saint Pupil
- Pambo Saint Teacher“He was the spiritual father of several other canonized saints, including Pishoy and John the Dwarf.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q4202472 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John the Dwarf (CC BY-SA)
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